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Burke; county in Georgia, and towns in Franklin County, New York, and Caledonia 
County, Vermont, named for Edmund Burke, the English statesman. 
Burke; county in North Carolina, named for Thomas Burke, governor of North 
Carolina in 1781-82. 
Burleigh; county and creek in North Dakota, named for Walter A. Burleigh, an 
early settler, and delegate to Congress. 
Burleson; county, and village in Johnson County, in Texas, named for Edward Bur- 
leson, Indian fighter, and vice-president of the Republic of Texas under Presi- 
dent Houston, 1841. 
Burlingame; town in San Mateo County, California, named from Burlingame in 
England. 
Burlingame; city in Osage County, Kansas, named for Anson Burlingame, minister 
to China. 
Burlington; city in Des Moines County, Iowa, town in Coffey County, Kansas, and 
village in Calhoun County, Michigan, named from the city in Vermont. 
Burlington; county, and city in same county, in New Jersey, named from Briling- 
ton (commonly pronounced Burlington), England. 
Burlington; city in Chittenden County, Vermont, named for the Burling family, 
of New York. 
Burlington; city in Racine County, Wisconsin, named from Burlington Flats in 
New York. 
Burnet; county, and town in same county, in Texas, named for David G. Burnet, 
twice governor of the State. 
Burnett; town in Antelope County, Nebraska, named for the first superintendent of 
the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad. 
Burnett; county in Wisconsin, named for Thomas P. Burnett, an early legislator of 
the State. 
Burnside; river and island in Georgia, named for an early settler. 
Burnsville; village in Bartholomew County, Indiana, named for Brice Burns, its 
founder. 
Burnsville; town in Yancey County, North Carolina, named for Otway Burns, cap- 
tain of the privateer Snapdragon. 
Burr; creek in Humboldt County, California, named for early settlers. 
Burrillville ; town in Providence County, Rhode Island, named for Hon. James 
Burrill, jr., attorney-general of the State. 
Burr Oak; city in Jewell County, Kansas, and village in St. Joseph Comity, Michi- 
gan, named from the species of tree common to both sections. 
Burrs Mills; village in Jefferson County, New York, named for John Burr and 
Sons, mill owners. 
Burrton; city in Harvey County, Kansas, named for I. T. Burr, vice-president of 
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. 
Burt; town in Kossuth County, Iowa, named for the president of the Union Pacific 
Railroad. 
Burt; county in Nebraska, named for Francis Burt, governor of the Territory in 1854. 
Bushkill; two creeks, and village, in Pike County, Pennsylvania. A Dutch word 
meaning "bushy stream." 
Bushnell; township and city in McDonough County, Illinois, named for X. Bush- 
nell, president of the first railroad in that part of the State. 
Bushy; creek in western Pennsylvania. A translation of the Indian word achemek. 
Buskirk Bridge; village in Washington County, New York, named for Martin 
Van Buskirk. 
Busti; town in Chautauqua County, New York, named for Paul Busti, of the Hol- 
land Land Company. 
